Mangla Dam Raising

Mangla Dam Raising

Location
Mangla District Mirpur Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Salient Features
  • Height

30 feet raising from 1,234 ft. to 1,264 ft.

(40 ft. raise in water level)

 mangla dam raising
  • Additional Storage Capacity
2.88 MAF
  • Additional Power

644 GWh per annum                   (12% of existing generation)

Scope of Work
  • To regain the reservoir capacity lost due to sedimentation.
  • To store more water for irrigation releases.
  • To minimize conservation of flood discharges and thereby enhance Irrigation releases.
  • To enhance the annual generation of electricity.
Executing Agency WAPDA
Consultants MJV (a JV of NESPAK (lead firm) with ACE, BARQAAB, Binnie Black & VEATCH (UK), MWH (USA)
Contractor CWE-CRFG / JV M/s Gammon, Sarwar JV, Habib Rafiq (Pvt.) Ltd, DESCON            
Commencement Date June 2004
Completion Date

December 2009 (Civil Works)

Expected May 2025 (Resettlement Works)                                          

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Financial Status (Rs. Million) Local Foreign Total
Revised PC-I Cost (23.09.2014) 96,855.000 - 96,855.000
PSDP Allocation for 2022-23 100.000 - 100.000
Up to date Expenditure 95,971.059 - 95,971.059

Status:-

  • 2nd Revised PC-I for Rs. 111,238.82 Million was submitted to MoWR on 10.08.2017 and further submitted to MoPD&R on 10.05.2018.
  • Approval of modified/updated 2nd Revised PC-I amounting to Rs. 116.303 Billion is under process.
  • PC-I was discussed in the Pre-CDWP meeting held on 17.05.2022 and the project was recommended to CDWP with some conditions.
  • A Consultative meeting on the 2nd Revised PC-I was held on 23.08.2022 in MoPD&SI wherein PC-I was recommended for the consideration of CDWP excluding the cost of Barakas Nullah and Litigation with Contractors.

Physical Progress 99.49% (Resettlement Works 96.10%)

 

In charge of the Project

Engr. Riaz Khalid
SE/PD (MDRP)
Contact No. 0092-544-639005

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